Date:         Tue, 19 Dec 2000 17:02:24 -0500
Reply-To:     Brian Cirulnick <techrat@VM.COM>
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From:         Brian Cirulnick <techrat@VM.COM>
Subject:      Maple Syrup smell from rear heater
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Howdy again List!

I did indeed search the archives for this -- but I just want to clear up the
mystery since there were so many opinions. Last weekend, I ran the rear
heater fan (for the first time since owning the vehicle - usually, I get too
much heat from the front to justify running the rear).

I smelled that sweet smell, and remembered that it was probably a bad thing.

However, I don't see anything leaking into the van itself, certainly the rug
nor the pressboard below the rug is soaked with coolant, so where exactly
should I be looking for this leak? I should perhaps also point out that the
smell went away after a few minutes of running the rear heater fan -- so is
this an isolated incident from lack of use, or is this a sign that I should
start replacing hoses?

TTYL
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